Adjustable headlight arrangement for motor vehicles



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c. A. HART ET AL ADJUSTABLE HEADLIGHT ARRANGEMENT FOR MOTQK VEHICLES Filed April 27'. 1922 2 ,Sheeis-Sheet 1 invade; E. HELPL 1 May 1, 1923.

- C. A. HART ET AL ADJUSTABLE HEADLIGHT ARRANGEMENT FOR MOTOR VEHICLES Filed April 27, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet Patented l, $23.,

GDELDA A. HART AND HENRY E. HART, F ILQNVILLE, .ELLIINOIS.

ADEUSTABLE HEADLIGHT LBRANGEMENT FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

I Application filed April 27, 1922. Serial No. 556,992.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, Gonna A. HART and HENRY E. HART, citizens of the United States, residing at Danville, in the county of Vermilion and State of Illinois, have invented certaln mew and useful Improve ments in Adjustable Headlight Arrange ments for Motor Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved headlight arrangement for motor vehicles, whereby rays of light may be adjusted in a vertical plane for focusing the light rays at varying distances upon a roadway.

The primary object of this invention is the provision of an adjustable head light arrangement for motor vehicles, susceptible of accessory use upon motor vehicles of standard types, whereby ordinary head 20 lamps may be attached thereto, without alterati-on.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a practical, simple, and easily operated head light arrangement, whereby 135 light rays may be adjusted in a vertical plane, so that the same may be efiectively controlled to divert the same in such menner that they will not he an impediment to approaching traiiic.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will be apparent during the course of the following detailed description.

In the accompanying drawings-forming a part of thisspecification, and wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

Figure 1 is ,a side elevation of the improved head light arrangement, showing the same attached to the motor vehicle.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the improved headlight arrangement, showing the same arranged with the parts of a motor vehicle.

Figure ,3 is a rear elevation of the improved light arrangement.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary side elevation of the headlight arrangement, showing the manner in which the same is preferably operated for vertical swinging of a lamp detail thereof. v .1

' Figurec is av fragmentary side elevation of the details illustrated in F igure 4, however, showing the same in a difi erentlv adjustcd position, sothat the lamp detail thereoi will divert lightv a y transversely andforwardly of tlie motor Ve- Figure 6 is a fragmentary view, partly in section, showing the details of the improved headlights, which are adapted to directly receive a lamp.

Figure 7 is a sectional view of a portion of the headlight arrangement, which is adapted for mounting to the chassis frame of a motor vehicle.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary view, partly in section, showing details illustrated in Figure 7, in side elevation.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown the preferred embodiment of this invention, the letter A designates a'vehicle of any approved type, with which the improved'headlight B is adapted for association.

The vehicle A may be of any approved type, although the headlight B will find its general use upon motor vehicles. Consequently, the vehicle A includes the chassis frame 10; radiator 11; and dash 12.

The headlight arrangement B includes a "pair of arcuate standards 15 and 16 which are detachablv mounted on the'cha'ssis frame 10 forwardly or" the radiator 11 and-upon each side thereof. The tops 17 of the standards l5 and 16are enlarged and provided with aligning apertures 18,.Tadapted for rotatably. receiving a shaft 19 j'l ichnextends hicle A.- lt is to beii'oted' that the socket ends 17 oftl'ie standards 15 and 16 extend outwardly from the attaching ends 20 0 said standards.

Lamps 21 of the ordinary type, are adapt-. ed for use in connection with the head light arrangement B, and are each provided with the bracket 22' upon the rear thereof having the ordinary projecting lug 23- extending rearwardly of the headlight 21. It is to be 9/5 v clevis members 25 are substantially U-shaped in formation, each including arms 26 and 27' connected by a bight portion 28. The free ends of the arms 26 and 27 are apertured in aligning relation, 1d are provided with set screws 30, extending radially therethrough into the apertures of said arms, so that said apertures may receive the shaft 19, and have the set screws 30 clamped against the same for adjustably su porting the clevis member 25 in any a justed position upon the shaft. The bigh't portion 28 of each clevis member 25 is provided with a socket opening 31, the axis of which extends at right angles to the axes of the apertures. in the ends of the arms 26 and 27. This socket opening 31 is adapted for detachably receiving the lamp lug 23, a set screw 33 being provided laterally through the portion 28 or insertion into the socket aperture 31,

and whereby the lamp lug 23 may be se-.'

curely clamped upon its clevis member 25. Thus, it can be seen that the elevis members 25 maybe mounted in adjusted relation upon the horizontal oscillating shaft 19, so that the upper ends Not the standards and 16 are disposed intermediate the ends of the elevis arms 26 and. 27, substantially as is illustrated in Figure 6 of the drawings. In this manner, the lamps 21 may be mounted, by the clevis members upon the shaft 19 in a predetermined relation.

Means 35 for oscillating the shaft 19 from the drivers compartment of the motor ve hicle A, is provided, which includes a lever 36 adjustably clamped to the shaft 19 adjacent iis standards 15. An auxiliary shaft 37 is roclrably supported by a barrel portion 38 of a bracket 39-; said bracket being at taehed as by rivets 10 to the chassis frame 10 upon the left side of the vehicle A so that the ends of said shaft extend outwardly from the ends of said barrel portion 38. The out side end ofthe rocker shaft 37 is provided. with a lever 41 which may be adjustably secured thereto. The ends of the levers 36 and 4 1 are apertured for receiving pins 43 and 44 respectively, whereby coupling members 45 and 46 respectively, may be attached thereto; said conplin s 45 and 46 being); provided for receiving a link bar 4-7, so that the free ends of the levers 36 and ll may be con nected thereby. The inner end of the rocker shaft 37 which extends from the bracket barrel portion 38 is, )rovided with a lever 50 secured thereto. lever 50 is apertilred, for receiving a pin 52, whereby a hoolred end 5? of the operating rod 54 is pivotally connected thereto. The 'operatin rod 54 extends rearwardly of the vehicle A, through a suitable aperture in the dash l2. A-catch member 56 is provided upon the dash 12 which includes a projection 57 adapted for cooperation with the toothed depressions 58 formed on the under side of the operating bar 54 adjacent its free end, and whereby said operating rod 54 may be held in any determined relation. A ring or finger engaging member 58 is preferably as provided upon the free end of the operating he free end of this i rod 54, whereby a driver of motor ve hicle A may engage the same ror .ing the operatin rod the operator will grasp the ring 58 and by lifting upwardy thereon, the same be detached from the catch member By 559 pulling rearwardly upon the operatirw rod 54, the rocker shaft 37 will he OSCill? that the connecting link 4i? U main shaft 19 infoseiliating nia the offset mounting oi the l2 .ps means of the clevis members 25, such 5 of the vehicle driver will swing the 21 in a vertical. plane, downwardly toward the ground surface, so that the light rays emanating from said lamps 21 will diverted directly upon the road surface to! Wardly of the vehicle A, and thusnotan impediment to the approaching traiilc. For town or city driving, the lamps 21 may be maintained in the position illustrated in Figure 5 of the drawings, so that the light rays are not. cast directly uponapproaching traffic. From the foregoing", it can be seen that a headlight arrangement for motor vehicles has been provided, in which the lainps thereof may be moved in a vert'eal plane i diverting light rays, so that the same will not glare directly upon advancing trailic. This arrangement is of a character which will permit the attachment of the same upon standard makes of motor vehicl utilizing standard lam s, without alteration to the Various cln arrangements or parts n t-y he form of the invention herein shown and tie scribed, without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims,

Ne claim 1. In a headlight arrangement for vehicles, the conihination of lamps having projecting therefrom shei a: osc a mounted upon said venicle ably posi ned upon sai ably receiving his); means for oscillatir 7 lamps i c A 2. A eadligln, hic'les comprising Sill). to said vehicle, shaf 4 at its ends upon said standart ing attaching the 1 llshaped clevis membfor securing the same to said shaft, means for securing the lugs of said lamps to said receiving the lugs vof said lamps therein, an

auxiliary shaft, levers upon said first men- .tioned shaft and upon said auxiliary shaft,

. a link connecting said levers, and means for oscillating said auxiliary shaft.

4.1m a headlight arrangement for motor vehicles, the combination with a, motor vehicle including a frame, a dash, and lamps therefor having the ordinary attaching lugs thereon, of standards mounted upon said vehicle frame, a shaft oscillativcly carried by said standards forwardly of the motor vehicle, clevis members secured to the ends of said shaft adjacent said standards, said clevis members including sockets for detachably receiving the lugs of said lamps, an auxiliary shaft mounted upon said vehicle frame for oscillation, levers connected to said first mentioned shaft and to said auxiliary shaft, a connecting link attached to the free ends of said levers, a second lever connected to said auxiliary shaft, an operating rod. connected to the free end of said last mentioned lever and extending rear-' wardly to the dash of said motor vehicle,

and catch means for supporting said operat-,

ing rod in a predetermined position, whereby an operator may reciprocate said rod for.

rocking Said auxiliary shaft, so that said first mentioned shaft may be oscillated 'by means of said connecting link for moving said lamps in a vertical plane.

5. As an article of manufacture, a headlight supporting member substantially U- shaped in formation providing arms and a bight portion, the free ends of said arms being apertured in aligning relation, said bight portion of the supporting member having a socket opening therethrough extending a at right angles to the arm apertures.

6. A headlight arrangement for vehicles comprising standards, a shaft operatively carried by said standards, a lamp having an attaching lug extending rearwardly therefrom, and a supporting member substantially U-shaped in formation to provide arms and a bight portion, the free ends of said arms being apertured in aligningrelation, said bight portion having a socket, opening'therethrough extending at right angles to the arm apertures, said arm apertures adapted for securely receiving said shaft, and clamping means for securing the lug of said lamp Within the socket of the bight portion of said supporting member.

7. In a device of the class described, the combination with a motor vehicle including a chassis frame, radiator and dash, of arcuate standards connected to said chase-1 frame to extend forwardly of the radiator, said standards having apertured ends, a main shaft rotatably carried by the apertured ends of said standards to extend transversely of the vehicle, lamps having lugs extending rearwardly therefrom, substantially U-shaped supporting members having arms and a bight porition, said arms being apertured upon their free ends for receiving said shaft, whereby said supporting members straddle 'said standards, each supporting member having a socket opening in the bight pprtion thereof for receiving the lug of a lamp, a

"lever connected to said main shaft, an auxtioned lever and extending through an .opening in said (lash,'and catch means upon said dash for holding said operating lever in a predetermined position.

CORDA A. HART.

l HENRY E. HART. 

